Tour the Museum with a guide!

Tour the Museum of Warsaw accompanied by our Museum educators.

They will reveal the secrets of Warsaw and the history behind our unique tenement buildings. You will listen to the stories told by the Things of Warsaw.

You can choose from the two guided tours we have on offer.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Maximum number of participants: 15
Dates: Tuesday to Sunday
Price: 300 PLN (English) + entrance tickets
Booking: edukacja@muzeumwarszawy.pl, tel: +48 665 645 603
Please include the following information in your email:
– preferred date of the tour,
– preferred hour,
– theme,
– personal data (name, surname, telephone number, email address).

RULES OF VISITING THE MUSEUM OF WARSAW

Warsaw 1945-1949: Rising from Rubble

For whom: Tour of the core exhibition for individual visitors and organised groups. Guided tour of the temporary exhibition “Warsaw 1945-1949: Rising from Rubble” (30 March – 3 September 2023).

Warsaw has risen from rubble. Rubble was the basic building material, and working amidst the ruins was the stuff of life. Reconstruction was a complex process which required a huge amount of time and labour. It affected Warsaw’s architecture as well as its cityscape. It also had an effect on the social and economic relations that were being rebuilt anew after the war.

Duration of the tour: ca 90 minutes

Museum of Warsaw, or Museum at a unique location

For whom: Tour of the core exhibition for individual visitors and organised groups. We will talk about the history and unique architecture of the Museum of Warsaw’s seat.

The Museum of Warsaw is located at the very heart of the oldest part of Warsaw—the Old Town Market Square. In 1980, the buildings lining the Square were entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Our Museum occupies the entire northern frontage of the Square. Eleven tenement houses which have been carefully reconstructed and joined together during the postwar rebuilding of the Old Town offer a unique space. They boast a wealth of authentic details and original architectural solutions which are a living reminder of past centuries.

Each organised tour group, guided by our educator, will—among other things—visit the basement dating back several centuries, and admire the oldest surviving ceilings in Warsaw while listening to the story of how they have been preserved.

Duration of the tour: ca 90 minutes

Museum of Warsaw, or the most interesting Things of Warsaw

For whom: Tour of the core exhibition for individual visitors and organised groups along the trail of the most interesting items on display.

The Museum of Warsaw boasts almost 8,000 objects in its core exhibition. In their own way, they all tell the story of the city and its inhabitants. It takes several visits to get acquainted with them all.

Accompanied by our educator, you will familiarize yourself with the most captivating exhibits. During the walk, we will tell you the stories and anecdotes connected to the most characteristic and atypical objects, most precious either materially or for sentimental reasons, and those who boast a unique history.

These include the original Mermaid statue from the Old Town Market Square, the largest painting by Wojciech Fangor, more than 500-year-old robes of the last Mazovian dukes or personal items belonging to Stefan Starzyński, the legendary Mayor of Warsaw, Stanisław Małachowski, the Marshal of the Four-Year Sejm, or Maciej Alek Dawidowski a.k.a. Alek, one of the protagonists of the book titled Kamienie na szaniec [Stones on the Barricade]. In short, everything you couldn’t possibly miss while visiting the Museum of Warsaw.

Duration of the tour: ca 90 minutes

PRAGA MUSEUM OF WARSAW

Adress: 50/52 Targowa St.

Praga Museum of Warsaw tells the story of the right-bank Warsaw in a variety of ways! More information.

Please book ahead by calling the tel. no. +48 22 518 37 07 or +48 511 731 219.
Fee for a guided tour: 300 PLN (English)

THE MUSEUM OF PRINTING

Adress: 23/25 Ząbkowska St.

A magical place for all book lovers! The collection includes objects used in printing, editing, graphic design and bookbinding, as well as tools and devices used by printers in the olden days. More information.

Please book ahead by calling the tel. no. +48 22 620 60 42 or by writing to the e-mail address: muzeum.drukarstwa@muzeumwarszawy.pl.
Fee for a guided tour: 300 PLN (English)